Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Woodward (WWD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.67% for Q1 2026, up 430.0% year-over-year from 3.15% in Q1 2025, and up 11.95% quarter-over-quarter from 14.9% in Q4 2025.

Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Woodward (WWD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.67% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.67%, up 430.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.67% (up 430.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.33%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 16.67% in Q1 2026 per WWD's latest filing, from 14.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.67% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.65% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 10.13% and a median of 11.57% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 592 bps in 2024, then tumbled 59 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.28% in 2022, then soared by 53 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then increased by 28 bps to 12.29% in 2024, then grew by 21 bps to 14.9% in 2025, then gained by 12 bps to 16.67% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WWD's Return on Capital Employed at 16.67% in Q1 2026, 14.9% in Q4 2025, and 12.72% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -265.55%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -9.24%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
10 Woodward 23.99 Bn 23.49 Bn 315.91 Mn 16.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.67%
Dec 31, 2025 14.90%
Sep 30, 2025 12.72%
Jun 30, 2025 11.79%
Mar 31, 2025 12.37%
Dec 31, 2024 12.29%
Sep 30, 2024 12.52%
Jun 30, 2024 12.38%
Mar 31, 2024 11.57%
Dec 31, 2023 9.62%
Sep 30, 2023 7.98%
Jun 30, 2023 6.86%
Mar 31, 2023 5.65%
Dec 31, 2022 6.28%
Sep 30, 2022 6.25%
Jun 30, 2022 6.31%
Mar 31, 2022 6.00%
Dec 31, 2021 6.27%
Sep 30, 2021 6.64%
Jun 30, 2021 6.25%